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Object Number
87-15-10/45774
Display Title
Bone wedge
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone wedge, used for splitting wood.
Inventory Description
Bone, utilized, one end sharpened
Classification
- Raw Material
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Koniag
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kodiak Island Borough
Additional Geographic Terms
Beach
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm (4 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45774
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(9/01/1886)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(01/01/1887)
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Tools
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| |
| 05-7-10/65510 | Wooden wedge for splitting wood |
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Tools
|
Idaho
| |
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Tools
|
Washington
| |
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Tools
|
Africa
| |
| 2003.1.1093 | Wood wedge, 3-sided cone, tapers to point 1 end |
Tools
|
Africa
| |
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|
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| |
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Utilized bone
Raw Material |
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| |
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Tools
|
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| |
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Tools
|
California
| |
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Tools
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